Banda Aceh Travel Information
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Banda Aceh Travel Information
Foreigners no longer require a travel permit (surat jalan) to
enter Aceh, but an Indonesian visa is required. Since 6 June 2010, it is
possible to get a 30 day Visa-on-Arrival at Banda Aceh Airport. The Embassy in
KL can also process the visa in the same day if you complete all the paperwork
before noon.
By bus
There
are non-stop night buses, with travel times ranging from 9 to 13 hours - from
Medan to Banda Aceh. Major bus companies such as PMTOH, Pelangi, Kurnia and
Pusaka have offices on Jl. Gajah Mada, Medan. Price ranges from 110,000 in a
regular-sized-seat bus to 200,000 in a wide-seat bus.
Mini-buses
can also take you to Banda Aceh from the Medan area, but journeys are generally
longer. Prices are a bit cheaper than the coaches. It is also possible to
travel over from Medan to Banda Aceh via Kutacane and Takengon. This will be 20
hours in total.
By plane
Two
airlines fly daily between Banda Aceh and either Medan (a one-hour trip) or
Jakarta (a 2 hour 40 minute trip). Garuda has three daily flights from Jakarta
and two daily flights from Medan. Lion Air has two daily flights from Jakarta
and one from Medan. The Jakarta-Banda Aceh direct flight on Garuda takes 2 hrs
40 mins on a Boeing 737, although it is often changed to stopover at Medan without
warning. SMAC Airlines flies daily from Medan to Nias Island and Simeulue
Island. Budget carrier, AirAsia, [1]provides daily flights from Kuala Lumpur.
Firefly airlines [[2]] , Malaysia's community airline now flies from Penang to
Banda Aceh every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
The
Indonesian Embassy in Singapore has confirmed that Visa On Arrival (VOA)
service at Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport officially started on 26JAN2010. The
arrival fees, countries allowable and all other regulations remain the same as
other VOA locations.
By boat
The
closest big (international) ferry terminal is Belawan Port, close to Medan. It
receives vessels originating from Batam, Indonesia (a common route when coming
from Singapore), Penang, Malaysia (Langkawi Ferry [[3]]). From Ulhee-lhee, the
port of Banda Aceh you can go to Pulau Weh and to Pulau Aceh.
*Get
around
The
main methods of getting around are becak (motorbike taxis) and labi-labi
(public minibus). Due to the sudden influx of money post-tsunami, locals have
gotten used to overcharging, but now stabilization has returned. Example becak
fares are: Airport - Grand Mosque: 40,000; Bus Terminal - Grand Mosque: 8,000;
Grand Mosque - Penayong: 5,000. Inside the city, generally 10,000 should do it.
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Source :Wikitravel
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